The objective was to test the continuity, crisis management and security preparedness.
Following initial diagnostic work, we designed, conducted a series of exercises which were delivered in the 7 main UK premises used by the client. In all cases the scenarios were developed to include both local and area incident simulations to add specific and realistic threats reflecting the current security and terrorism environment. Primarily, the scenario’s focused on identifying overall contingency and continuity plan weaknesses along with assessing communication and escalation procedures between different levels of the organisation.
The exercises uncovered a number of unidentified interdependencies and unknown flaws which collectively amounted to significant risks to the business. For the client, extensive evaluation reports and remedial action plans were provided which highlighted the strategic changes that were necessary to ensure that their businesses became more robust in the longer term.
Following this successful programme a long term partnership now exists with this client through annual audits and themed mitigation programmes.